'Scarface' and 'Big' actor Robert Loggia dies aged 85

Oscar-nominated actor Robert Loggia has died in Los Angeles at the age of 85, his wife Audrey has confirmed.

Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of a private detective in 1986 film Jagged Edge, Loggia was known as a versatile star of both film and television.

Loggia would be best recognised by audiences for roles in An Officer and a Gentleman, Prizzi's Honor, Problem Child and Big, in which he performed the famous giant piano duet with Tom Hanks inside New York City toy store FAO Schwarz.

He was nominated for an Emmy in 1989 for his performance as FBI agent Nick Mancuso in Mancuso FBI and again in 2000 for a guest roles in Malcolm in the Middle.

Loggia also guest starred in several episodes of The Sopranos as mobster Feech La Manna.

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